Peterborough Man Dresses Up As Mickey Mouse To Help People Beat Monday Blues

You might have noticed Mickey Mouse hanging out on the corner of Lansdowne and Monaghan Street on Monday (February 27th) waving and dancing.

Well that was none other than the awesome Luke Heard—who, as you may recall, dressed up over Christmas and along with friends delivered toys to kids at PRHC.

So why'd he dress up as Mickey and stand on a street corner?

Luke Heard helping out Electric City Maroon & White special needs team

"A lot of people get a case of the Monday blues," Luke tells PTBOCanada. "So I thought I'd take away the blues and give smiles. A smile goes a long way and so does a wave! I love making Peterborough smile so that's why I do the things I do, not for attention but for admiration that the smallest of things can mean so much."

Luke tells PTBOCanada he even had a woman bring him a hot chocolate from the kindness of her own heart. He also had pictures taken with parents and their children. "Just seeing their smile makes my day," he says.

Mickey Mouse standing at Monaghan and Lansdowne asking to honk if he made you smile @Ptbo_Canada pic.twitter.com/ghsLeOl9yP

— Jeremy Biden (@Jeremybiden82) February 27, 2017

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Luke Heard & Friends Just Delivered A Bunch Of Christmas Gifts To Kids At PRHC Hospital

Twenty-seven-year-old Luke Heard is well known in the community for all he does to give back. But this gift he just delivered to kids at PRHC might top them all. Heard had the idea to do a toy drive for children at PRHC hospital in Peterborough after recently staying there during treatment for his own fight against cancer.

"When I was in the hospital, I was bored and went for a walk," Heard tells PTBOCanada. "I saw little kids walking with their parents pulling IV units around. I felt bad for them having to spend time in the hospital, so I made a few calls to my friends to devise a plan."

Luke Heard getting ready to deliver gifts

On Thursday (December 22nd), here's what he did with friends...

"I decided I should make a difference in this community and roll in the hospital with teddy bears and toys flying to see those kids smile! Smiles are the cure for everything. There was a little girl in there that just melted everyone's heart. I'm not gunna lie—I cried a bit and so did everyone else!"

Pictured below is Heard (dressed as Tigger) and his pals (Pooh, Spider-Man and Elsa) at the hospital dressed up to deliver the presents...

Heard's favourite quote is this and he continues to live his life this way during his treatments:

"Heroes didn't leap tall buildings or stop bullets with an outstretched hand; they didn't wear boots and capes. They bled, and they bruised, and their superpowers were as simple as listening, or loving. Heroes were ordinary people who knew that even if their own lives were impossibly knotted, they could untangle someone else's. And maybe that one act could lead someone to rescue you right back."

On January 6th, there is a fundraiser for Luke at Trentwinds International Centre. More info on that can be found here.

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Peterborough's Luke Heard Is 27 Years Old, He Was Just Diagnosed With Lung Cancer

Luke Heard

UPDATE (November 30th):

A benefit has been planned for Luke Heard at Trentwinds International Centre on Friday, January 6th, starting at 8 pm. Details on this Facebook event page.

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ORIGINAL POST

Luke Heard is well known in Peterborough for constantly giving back to community—from raising money for special needs hockey to helping families in need with his Halloween Haunted Houses. In October 2013, he was a hero, pulling a woman from a burning van in Peterborough.

Luke has a tremendous spirit for community and helping others. And now, the Peterborough community is rallying behind him as he deals with the heartbreaking news that at age 27, he has lung cancer.

He wrote the following in a heartfelt Facebook post on Monday (November 28th)...

Luke Heard skating with Electric City Maroon & White special needs team

"My friends are the people who hold me up when I can't go any further and my family is the key to helping me stay positive," Heard tells PTBOCanada. "If I didn't have any of them, I would be alone and left to fight this struggle by myself."

Heard tells PTBOCanada he smoked for eight years, but quit two weeks ago, and the doctors aren't sure if it's smoke related. "I go for surgery this week to determine everything and see how bad it is," he tells PTBOCanada.

Luke has lost a dramatic amount of weight in the past month and a half (picture via his Facebook page)

Luke wrote this in an earlier Facebook post about his health, accompanying the above "before and after" photos:

Luke tells PTBOCanada his favourite quote of all time:

"Heroes didn't leap tall buildings or stop bullets with an outstretched hand; they didn't wear boots and capes. They bled, and they bruised, and their superpowers were as simple as listening, or loving. Heroes were ordinary people who knew that even if their own lives were impossibly knotted, they could untangle someone else's. And maybe that one act could lead someone to rescue you right back."

Luke Heard embodies that quote. Our prayers are with him through this battle.

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Luke Heard's Haunted House Raises $1,200 For Peterborough Huskies

Peterborough's Luke Heard hosted an Open House for his Halloween haunted house he created on Walker Avenue, with all proceeds going to the Peterborough Huskies special needs hockey team.

Luke Heard (in beard) pictured at Halloween skate announcement

"Thanks to the amazing Luke Heard and his volunteers, $1,200 was raised," Cathie Tuck, co-founder of the Peterborough Huskies, tells PTBOCanada.

The announcement was made during the Huskies' Halloween skate on Saturday.

One again, individuals like the amazing Luke Heard show that anyone can make a tremendous difference to the community.

Peterborough Huskies co-founder Dave Tuck with Luke Heard

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